SOCAL REDS FC TO COMPETE IN COASTAL DIVISION OF WPSL’S SO CAL CONFERENCE FOR 2023 SEASON

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IRVINE, Calif. (March 27, 2023) - The Women’s Premier Soccer League confirmed today that SoCal Reds FC is set to compete this summer for the league’s 25^th season. With the announcement, SoCal Red FC has been aligned in the So Cal Conference within the Coastal Division alongside five other Southern California teams including fellow 2023 expansion side, Rebels Empire.
 

“I am ecstatic [about joining the WPSL],” Tom Lancaster, SoCal Reds FC head coach, said. “From May till July we will bring top-level women’s soccer to Irvine [and] we have a great group of players coming in who will inspire local youth players and soccer fans.”
 

Heading into the 2023 season, the club is focused on maintaining its unique culture that represents the experience of playing soccer in Southern California. For SoCal Reds FC CEO, Tim Woodcock, the club’s goal has always been “to create a fun and competitive environment for female athletes to grow within the game.”
 

The club will open its 2023 campaign on the road as it takes on Elite Development Academy on May 21 before welcoming FC Premier Women on May 28 in its home opener. The top team in the Coastal Division will host the winner of the conference’s Plymouth Division in the So Cal Conference Championship on July 8 with the winner advancing to the West Region Playoffs.
 

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For more information about SoCal Reds FC visit its official website. The complete WPSL 2023 schedule may be found at wpslsoccer.com/wpsl-schedule   
 

About the Women’s Premier Soccer League

Celebrating its 25th season of play in 2023, the Women’s Premier Soccer League is the most tenured and largest women’s soccer league in the world – with an all-time high 131 teams competing in 33 U.S. states and 73 metro areas. Team rosters feature current and former collegiate players, the nation’s top prep prospects, and international standouts. The amateur summer league produced more than 70 percent of the selections in the 2023 NWSL College Draft and WPSL alumnae represent 50 percent of the members of the United States women’s national team.